Resort World Kids Blogger 6 June 2015

En was selected as a kid blogger for Resort World Genting. It also means we are going up to Genting Highland a lot more this year.Her blog here.

A Returned Letter 29 January 2015

A returned letter

My kids' writing is messy. I am okay with it. In fact, as they grow, their writing improves. 

When they write to their friends, I told them the importance of writing neatly so that the person who is reading, will be able to read the writing easily. 

One day, I saw a messy written address on the envelope addressed to their friend in Singapore. The kids sent it and the letter was returned ! (which I am thankful it was)

They showed it to me. I said "The post office has trouble reading the writing. It is important to write neatly !"  :)

Writing down your dream 12 September 2014

I helped her pen down this part of the dream. 

My 7 year old love to write down her dream. Most of the time, she can remember the dream vividly. By listening to her and helping her writing it down, enable connection from the right brain to the left brain. Creativity right brain needs to be connected to the left which is the output (read, write, speak) brain. She drew out the images where I will ask questions like its colour, shapes, sizes etcetera for connection to occur as she speaks. It is also a precious moment where I spend time listening to her.   

Reading and Writing in Homeschooling 8 November 2013

An example of a writing (and spelling) game that my kids like to play often. They find the word that begin with each letter of the name.

Hui finally began to read. She was 6 years old. I don't know how it all started. It came just so naturally. Mostly what I did was just reading aloud to her. No teaching or soliciting to teach. I am very proud of her. Homeschool, yay!     

Hui's writings 22 October 2013

Writing & Correspondence 16 February 2011

En ended the day by typing a story. It has been months since the last time she typed one. Previously, she would be hitting the keys frequently. Today, she started typing again after knowing that she can post her story on Book Access 's receipt.

More correspondence from D. Ab and Gab joined in too and wrote to Hui. :) Great ! Hui hasn't show any interest in replying yet. :) 

"I am a zookeeper" at Zoo Negara 18 January 2011

Tuesday 9am

While browsing through Zoo Negara Educational Package for Junior Biologist, I found the birdnest topic was the only attraction. Unfortunately, it was taken off the shelf when I enquired about it. So, I asked for 'behind the scenes program' and was offered "I am a zookeeper" trip.

One of the instructions received, was to prepare name tags for the children. So, I handed the task to En. She was also in-charge of delivering the stickers to the children.

Left - our group of 14 adults and 21 children, aged from infant to 9 years old. 

Right - ice breaking session. It was fun seeing Hui moving to the beat. En who didn't like it, left the circle. 

Left - boarding the tram.

 Right- Edwina, the zoo educator told us to construct a goat with papers, boxes and glue where we put the meat inside and serve it to the hyena.

Hui didn't know what to do with the goat and found colouring the porcupine more interesting.

I overheard, a staff told Hui to colour the whole picture, and  Hui replied ' I'll colour it tomorrow" :))

Kids prepared food for porcupines by stuffing them into the bamboo with holes in it. 

 The meat was wrapped with leaves and put into the goat that we made.

Left - porcupine's sharp spines. Right -  Only two listeners - Hui and Ishra. !!! LOL

Porcupines gnawing into the bamboo !

The crafted goat was laid into the hyena 's enclosure.

It walked around and sniffed at it. It left shortly after. I thought, the hyena won't be fooled by the fake goat but I was wrong. After observing it from afar, it came back and sniffed some more before pulling the yellow paper horn and tore it apart.  

Hyena tore another piece of the goat.

Finally, the hyena pulled out the leaf that wrapped the meat.

yay!!!

This fake goat will stimulate the hunting senses of the hyena instead of the usual direct feeding. So, this is the reason why we were asked to make the goat.

Multi-animal show at 11am.

A souvenir from Edwina, which is now pasted on our wall.

I am a zookeper field trip fees,  RM25 for adult (a maximun of 5 adults is entitled to RM10 per person),  RM20 for children aged 4 and above, RM15 for 3 year old with hands-on activity and RM10 without hands-on. Amount stated does not include any souvenir. There is also an option with souvenir.

Email Edwina at  education@zoonegaramalaysia.my or call 03-4108 2219.

Letter to D, by hand 19 January 2011

I am happy that En has begun a correspondence with D. It all started after En met D at Jusco supermarket. En was so happy that she wrote a note and prepared some cut-outs for D. In the following meeting, D returned her with a beautiful drawing which came with a note.

This morning, En closed the study's door and replied the note. She is waiting for the next meeting to pass the envelope to D.

A Summer Day Scrapbook 29 December 2010

        

                                           Wednesday night. Hui suggested "Mom, let's do a scrap book".  She got the idea from Pooh Bear story book. So, we got En's old scrap book out and did three pages together. :)

Sad Pangolin 10 November 2010

A discussion on huge appetite for pangolins has caused these anteaters to dissappear from the forest. It ended with En sticking the magnetic letters on the fridge.

Unschooler's ordinary afternoon at home 30 September 2010

Thursday 11am

En spotted a tiny snail on the pot where we soaked the vegetables and kept it on our Sharp Tongue plant.  She observed at which part of the leaf would the snail stop and rest.

Today's lunch - red & kidney bean dessert and noodle soup.  

Left- On board a train. En, the train master with a train whistle. When the train came to the final station,  she suggested we bake 'rainbow cookies' (name given by the recipe).  So I told her to write down the ingredients needed. ;p  After writing "BUTTER", she turned around and said " We don't have to write, just look at the recipe "  :D  (*oops, writing plot backfired)

"Rainbow cookies" with M&M chocolates.

Author is back. 26 April2010

Monday night.

En 's ambition was an author before she changed it to be an animal trainer after she came back from singapore last month. She wants to be an author because she loves to write. Tonight, the author in her has returned!

Each time a book is created, Hui's name will be included.